Economic Reform and the Poor in Africa

by David E. Sahn

Overview

This book examines policy responses to the economic crises faced by most African countries in the 1980s, focusing on the contentious issue of whether the poor are hurt by economic policies designed to restore macroeconomic stability, reinvigorate markets, and rationalize resource allocation. The contributors to this volume employ empirical methods to separate the effects of the economic crises that induced countries to begin to adjust from the impact of the eoconomic reforms themselves. With these models, they examine the impact of specific policy reforms—under the broad headings of trade and exchange rate policy, fiscal poliocy, and agricultural sector policy—in specific country concepts. The countries covered are Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Tanzania, and Zaire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198290353
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/26/1996
Pages:	504
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.32(d)
Lexile:	1530L (what's this?)

About the Author

Cornell University

Editorial Reviews

"An outstanding piece of work from both methodological and policy points of view....Highly recommended to researchers and policy makers, as well as students of development economics."—Choice

"...an excellent narrative."—International affairs Review

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